Useless trivial knowledge

[Freelancevagrant]

Here’s a few to get it started

1. The reason Ghostface Killa covers his face in the video for da mystery of chessboxin is because he was on the run from the law

2. The hundred folds in a chefs hat represent the 100 ways to cook an egg.

3. Coconut water can be used as blood plasma in an emergency

4. Spinal fluid is sweet

[mushroom slice]

If you open your eyes in a pitch black room the color you see is called “Eigengrau“

Robo cop shoots a guy in the dick while Peter Gabriel sings “Red Rain”

[50mm]

the "o" and "-" on a power switch show the circle as off  because the power is going in a circle ie, nowhere, and the line is showing the power going from point to point.

[codymacfan]

Thai food is traditionally eaten with forks, not chopsticks

[in love w/ fs shuvs]

Everything i learned for my whole ass bachelors degree besides excel and introduction to programming. I'm bitter af.

[iKobrakai]

Everything i learned for my whole ass bachelors degree besides excel and introduction to programming. I'm bitter af.

Business Major?

[Joe Davola]

Charles “Mile-A-Minute” Murphy was the first person to hit 60mph on a bicycle.

[alonelikeastone]

The opposite of ego is self

[rawr1922]

The Weeknd is spending $7 million of his own money on the Super Bowl halftime show this year.

[TheLurper]

Ida Mae Fuller was the first person in the US to receive a monthly social security benefit check.

[L33Tg33k]

All the planets in the solar system can fit in between the earth and moon.

[in love w/ fs shuvs]

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Everything i learned for my whole ass bachelors degree besides excel and introduction to programming. I'm bitter af.

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Business Major?

Chemical Engineering

[iKobrakai]

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Everything i learned for my whole ass bachelors degree besides excel and introduction to programming. I'm bitter af.

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Business Major?

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Chemical Engineering

Shit... You'd hate business school, then..

[cucktard]

All the planets in the solar system can fit in between the earth and moon.

I thought this was fascinating, so I went to research it, and found this

“How far is it to the Moon? Well, the Moon’s orbit is an ellipse, so sometimes it’s closer than other times. At its closest (called perigee), it can be somewhat less than 357,000 kilometers between the Earth’s and Moon’s centers. That’s already smaller than the planets aligned, but it gets worse: You have to subtract the radius of the Earth and Moon, since the planets have to fit between them. The Earth and Moon’s radii combined is about 8,100 km, making the distance between them more like 348,000 km. The planets don’t fit.”

[matty_c]

Being depressed is just your avatar telling you it’s tired of being the character you are trying to play

[L33Tg33k]

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All the planets in the solar system can fit in between the earth and moon.

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I thought this was fascinating, so I went to research it, and found this

“How far is it to the Moon? Well, the Moon’s orbit is an ellipse, so sometimes it’s closer than other times. At its closest (called perigee), it can be somewhat less than 357,000 kilometers between the Earth’s and Moon’s centers. That’s already smaller than the planets aligned, but it gets worse: You have to subtract the radius of the Earth and Moon, since the planets have to fit between them. The Earth and Moon’s radii combined is about 8,100 km, making the distance between them more like 348,000 km. The planets don’t fit.”

But do they fit when the moon's orbit is at maximum?

[layzieyez]

Hummingbirds don't live on nectar alone. They also eat tiny insects for protein.

[Gary Bucket]

In USA at least, banana flavored things don’t taste much like banana because they don’t taste like the Cavendish banana, the one mostly available today. At the time the artificial flavor was made, the country ate sweeter Gros Michele bananas, but the crops were lost to a fungus and the more resilient Cavendish was adopted. The sweeter flavoring more akin to the Gros Michele was kept

[JANUS]

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I thought this was fascinating, so I went to research it, and found this

“How far is it to the Moon? Well, the Moon’s orbit is an ellipse, so sometimes it’s closer than other times. At its closest (called perigee), it can be somewhat less than 357,000 kilometers between the Earth’s and Moon’s centers. That’s already smaller than the planets aligned, but it gets worse: You have to subtract the radius of the Earth and Moon, since the planets have to fit between them. The Earth and Moon’s radii combined is about 8,100 km, making the distance between them more like 348,000 km. The planets don’t fit.”

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But do they fit when the moon's orbit is at maximum?

I believe I found the same article, and the answer appears to be yes.
https://slate.com/technology/2015/02/scale-of-space-can-you-fit-all-the-planets-between-the-earth-and-moon.html

[Manny Fapuiao]

Not putting your elbows on the dinner table comes from desperate ship captains kidnapping sailors, arms/elbows on the table being a trademark of seamen steadying themselves on land

[IUTSM]

In USA at least, banana flavored things don’t taste much like banana because they don’t taste like the Cavendish banana, the one mostly available today. At the time the artificial flavor was made, the country ate sweeter Gros Michele bananas, but the crops were lost to a fungus and the more resilient Cavendish was adopted. The sweeter flavoring more akin to the Gros Michele was kept

I made a shake with a couple extremely ripe bananas and honey and thought it tasted like banana candy. that makes sense now.

[Ms. Tamzarian]

Dave Mustaine was also on his way to kill Euronymous

[pointandclick]

a ducks quack doesnt echo

[BALARGUE]

a ducks quack doesnt echo

this is wrong
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2003/sep/08/sciencenews.theguardianlifesupplement

[Easy Slider]

Not putting your elbows on the dinner table comes from desperate ship captains kidnapping sailors, arms/elbows on the table being a trademark of seamen steadying themselves on land

In Europe it is considered rude not to keep both hands (not the elbows) on the table while eating even if you don't use them. In America it's ok. Well that might be acutally useful so sorry for OT.

[Easy Slider]

Dave Mustaine was also on his way to kill Euronymous

Wait, what?

[Freelancevagrant]

Not putting your elbows on the dinner table comes from desperate ship captains kidnapping sailors, arms/elbows on the table being a trademark of seamen steadying themselves on land

The history of impressment and press gangs is absolutely fascinating

[IUTSM]

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The history of impressment and press gangs is absolutely fascinating

you got some books/docs on this topic? I need something interesting to read and that's sounding pretty cool right now.

[Manny Fapuiao]

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Not putting your elbows on the dinner table comes from desperate ship captains kidnapping sailors, arms/elbows on the table being a trademark of seamen steadying themselves on land

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The history of impressment and press gangs is absolutely fascinating

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you got some books/docs on this topic? I need something interesting to read and that's sounding pretty cool right now.

I've been reading The Outlaw Ocean by Ian Urbina, it's not about impressment per se since it's contemporary but there seem to be a lot of parallels. To be honest, I'm not familiar with press gangs whatsoever (a friend graced me with that factoid). I'm sure @freelancevagrant can enlighten us.

[Sluggloaph]

The days get longer in the winter.
118 ridges ona dime.
Frances Perkins is a national treasure.